Recent snap of your Westfield

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

Had my little helper out for company yesterday while working on the car. Funny when I strapped her in with my 6 point harness so she couldn’t move 🤣🤣 Seemed quite relaxed though.

 

 

 

 

I’m wondering how long I can get away with this until Mrs Stu starts to get a bit twitchy 🤣🤣 so far she has seen it and not passed comment. It’s in my office though which is the one place I can technically do what I like in terms of mess making 🤣

 

 

[Naranja_Al]

Finally got some decent weather to get out and take some photos of my new car.

 

I’ve already undertaken some minor cosmetic changes to the car; new Ford and ST170 badges to the rear, removed the stick on front plate and replaced with a smaller standard type plate (thanks @Flying Carrot Steve) and I’ve fitted a new Westfield front grill & bonnet badge.

 

living ownership,

Al

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

12 minutes ago, Naranja_Al said:

Finally got some decent weather to get out and take some photos of my new car.

 

I’ve already undertaken some minor cosmetic changes to the car; new Ford and ST170 badges to the rear, removed the stick on front plate and replaced with a smaller standard type plate (thanks @Flying Carrot Steve) and I’ve fitted a new Westfield front grill & bonnet badge.

 

living ownership,

Al

Looks fab Al, as do the roads where you are! 👍

[Alex Gaskin]

1 hour ago, Naranja_Al said:

Finally got some decent weather to get out and take some photos of my new car.

 

I’ve already undertaken some minor cosmetic changes to the car; new Ford and ST170 badges to the rear, removed the stick on front plate and replaced with a smaller standard type plate (thanks @Flying Carrot Steve) and I’ve fitted a new Westfield front grill & bonnet badge.

 

living ownership,

Al

Another Swithland Reservoir enjoyer, I think that's 3 cars in this thread who have been there to take photos!

[Paul Baker]

Got out in the car for the first time in almost a month after a long holiday (and waiting for the rain to stop), I've missed it! Dropped in to Castle Combe at lunchtime to see a few of the guys on a track day.

 

[Naranja_Al]

1 hour ago, Alex Gaskin said:

Another Swithland Reservoir enjoyer, I think that's 3 cars in this thread who have been there to take photos!

Yes @Alex Gaskin, I live pretty local to Swithland so it’s only a stones throw from me or if you take the long way round it’s a good 1/2 hour or so and a fantastic drive 😉

[Flying Carrot Steve]

3 hours ago, Naranja_Al said:

Finally got some decent weather to get out and take some photos of my new car.

 

I’ve already undertaken some minor cosmetic changes to the car; new Ford and ST170 badges to the rear, removed the stick on front plate and replaced with a smaller standard type plate (thanks @Flying Carrot Steve) and I’ve fitted a new Westfield front grill & bonnet badge.

 

living ownership,

Al

Glad to have helped mate. I do a double-take every time I see your car, it looks spookily like mine despite some obvious differences (roll cage) but still freaks me out when I see a picture of it 😂

[Flying Carrot Steve]

46 minutes ago, Paul Baker said:

Got out in the car for the first time in almost a month after a long holiday (and waiting for the rain to stop), I've missed it! Dropped in to Castle Combe at lunchtime to see a few of the guys on a track day.

 

Good to see you again Paul. Hey what's that amazingly gorgeous orange machine in the background?  Best looking thing I've ever seen 😂

[Flying Carrot Steve]

50 minutes ago, Paul Baker said:

Got out in the car for the first time in almost a month after a long holiday (and waiting for the rain to stop), I've missed it! Dropped in to Castle Combe at lunchtime to see a few of the guys on a track day.

 

 

snap! 

[scott_prelit now westfield_bumble]

Great run to Stanope, Alston and a quick photo at Langley castle on our way to super car sunday at The Crown and bumped into a westy owner I hadn't seen since I owned previous car

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

At the very top of Stevlio (June 2023 -about 8:30AM) and the run up was as traffic free as the pic implies!

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

16 hours ago, Naranja_Al said:

Yes @Alex Gaskin, I live pretty local to Swithland so it’s only a stones throw from me or if you take the long way round it’s a good 1/2 hour or so and a fantastic drive 😉

 

I've been over that many times myself, makes a great photo 👍

[Flying Carrot Steve]

Popped up to AV8 at Kemble/Cotswold Airport today just for a Cappuccino 😂 Nice fast blat. Tally - 17 fast overtakes (a new record for me on that route), a sunglasses left lens big bug impact, 3 strange noises and one worrying smell but all totally OK when inspected upon return. I hate those weird noises and smells you occasionally get in an open top car. Thankfully they usually turn out to be completely external and nothing to do with the car being about to explode 😂

 

[jaykay42]

1 hour ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

Popped up to AV8 at Kemble/Cotswold Airport today just for a Cappuccino 😂 Nice fast blat. Tally - 17 fast overtakes (a new record for me on that route), a sunglasses left lens big bug impact, 3 strange noises and one worrying smell but all totally OK when inspected upon return. I hate those weird noises and smells you occasionally get in an open top car. Thankfully they usually turn out to be completely external and nothing to do with the car being about to explode 😂

 

Being very much still a newbie to a Westfield (albeit moving up from a MGB GT) the amount of smells and noises the Westie provides is something else:

- the pinging of stone chips in the wheels

- the unburnt fuel from the carbs

- the occasional whiff of brake smell

Etc. 

I think the MGB served up more oily notes, but that's probably because they seem to be designed to leak.

Either way, I love that additional layer of interaction to motoring - makes even a mundane journey an event.

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

Sneaked a little drive out this lunchtime to drop a cover off with @SteveB21 at Haynes Museum.

 

Nice to meet you sir.

 

Lovely day for it too 👍.